The Nominating Committee is responsible for developing candidates for both the ISSTD officers and Board members. The committee is Chaired by the Immediate Past President and meets throughout the year beginning in the late spring. Committee members are Board members who have a sense of potential candidates for the open positions in any given year. […]
On behalf of the ISSTD Board IDEA Working Group, I am excited to share with you the ISSTD Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Accessibility (IDEA) Statement. In this brief, I would like to discuss the process by which we created the Statement. In line with the ISSTD Strategic Plan, the IDEA Board Working Group began the […]
The EMDR Therapy Training Committee was charged by ISSTD’s Board of Directors to maintain, update, manage, and teach the ISSTD EMDR therapy basic training and other long-form EMDR therapy courses offered by the Society. As of this writing, we have traded in our committee designation to align with other long-form trainings under the Center for […]
The ISSTD Research and Education Grant is a new funding initiative providing up to $10,000 USD to support innovative research aligned with ISSTD’s mission. To qualify, research must focus on complex trauma and dissociation, with trauma-related pathological dissociation as the central theme. Studies that address only complex trauma without this focus will not be considered. […]
Happy February ISSTDWorld! Thank you for stopping by to read about what the Virtual and Regional Conference Committee (VRCC) was up to in 2024 and our plans for the 2025 year! The goal of the VRCC committee is to support the continued growth of ISSTD’s regional and virtual trainings. As a group, this committee includes […]
The Membership Committee is at the heart of ISSTD’s mission, working diligently to foster a thriving, connected, and engaged professional community. As Co-Chairs of the committee, Warwick Middleton and I, Abigail Percifield, are excited to share updates on what we’ve accomplished, what’s ahead, and how you can get involved. Let’s start with some of the […]
The Psychiatric Training Task Force, established in August 2024, is making strides to enhance psychiatric education within the ISSTD. Comprised of dedicated psychiatrists and a therapist from our membership, this Task Force is spearheading efforts to create innovative training opportunities for psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses, and residents. An important initial step in these efforts is the […]
The ISSTD Webinar Committee attempts to present up-to-date clinical and research content of relevance to the field of trauma and dissociation, and which is accessible to all ISSTD members. It endeavors to create, in an ongoing way, a rich repository of material that is accessible both as live on-line presentations (into which the viewing audience […]
The Virtual Book Club is a free educational forum for all ISSTD members that highlights journal articles and books from mostly current publications in our field, although at times we discuss archival classics as well. We have the unique distinction of including authors in our listserv format discussions, providing everyone the opportunity to ask questions […]
The ISSTD Board and The Australia and New Zealand conference committee are excited to share the latest updates on the next regional conference to be held in Wellington/Poneke, New Zealand, October 31– November 2, 2025. We have the plenaries now confirmed, and they are Christine Courtois, PhD, Julian Ford, PhD, and D. Michael Coy, LICSW. […]
